tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post5689593681995766825..comments2024-03-25T03:02:08.418-07:00Comments on Translation Times: I Speak Spanish!Judy Jenner and Dagmar Jennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991071510108619107noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-45458771657055910422016-07-23T10:02:39.388-07:002016-07-23T10:02:39.388-07:00Things I'd like to say in response, but probab...Things I'd like to say in response, but probably wouldn't:<br /><br />"Your mother must be really proud."<br />"And I'm wearing new shoes today. Let's go up and tell the judge together!"<br />"About 13% of the US population do."<br />"That's great. How many other languages do you speak?"<br />"What a coincidence, me too!"<br /><br />Things I probably would say:<br /><br />"Thanks for trying to put me at my ease, but I've done this before; I've got it covered."<br />"What's your favourite Latin American dialect?"<br />"I charge $50 per hour for conversational practice." (in Spanish)<br /><br />I just found your site today and I love it. Thanks for taking the time and effort to put all this online. I can feel questions coming on... :)<br />FrB.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12723185012378059406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-70934540888339304622016-02-20T09:14:30.001-08:002016-02-20T09:14:30.001-08:00Spanish. Thinking back it makes me cringe. Not the...Spanish. Thinking back it makes me cringe. Not the language, the fact that I grew up in the Southwest surrounded by the language and never managed to learn it. I came to Europe and learned German instead! I love German but I still can't believe I never learned Spanish. Maybe there's still time... Good luck to both of you!EPhttp://englishproco.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-80432263621439142852016-02-15T15:46:38.581-08:002016-02-15T15:46:38.581-08:00@Josh: Thanks so much for your comment! We absolut...@Josh: Thanks so much for your comment! We absolutely love your diplomatic and elegant response. Mind if we borrow it? It's much better than our uninspired responses. And yes,we completely believe you've never said things you have been tempted to say! But it's fun to think them once in a while, isn't it?Judy Jenner and Dagmar Jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991071510108619107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618029197139250711.post-35264997224488102792016-02-12T17:44:23.264-08:002016-02-12T17:44:23.264-08:00Like you guys, I've been *tempted* to respond ...Like you guys, I've been *tempted* to respond along the lines of, "Well, I'm Jewish. So I'll be keeping an eye on your lawyering". Let me assure everyone reading this that I'd never actually say that. My usual response is to smile and say, "It's a beautiful language". It's a nice, neutral response that doesn't require any further follow-up from either one of us.Josh Goldbergnoreply@blogger.com